Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of milk-and-water
1
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
- a milk-and-water campaign speech that most likely did not inspire a single person
Synonyms for milk-and-water
Words Related to milk-and-water
Near Antonyms for milk-and-water
2
lacking strength of will or character
- we need to elect a leader with a bold vision, not someone who's been a milk-and-water yes-man all his life
Synonyms for milk-and-water
- characterless,
- effete,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- namby-pamby,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- spineless,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weakened,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
Words Related to milk-and-water
Near Antonyms for milk-and-water
Antonyms for milk-and-water
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on milk-and-water
What made you want to look up milk-and-water? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Namesakes Word Quiz
- Which of the following is a fruit named after a Moroccan seaport?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
- Namesakes Word Quiz
When names become words and then we ask you about...
Take the quiz - Farm Idioms Quiz
Not your children's farm quiz.
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Dictionary Devil
The dictionary has been scrambled—can you put i...
Play the game
Share milk-and-water
Time Traveler for milk-and-water
The first known use of milk-and-water was in 1753
See more words from the same year